Nats reliever Storen among arbitration players

Summary of 2 articles · Updated Oct 23, 2012

Washington reliever Drew Storen, who failed to hold a ninth-inning lead against St. "I was actually aware that the new rule allowed me to be eligible," Storen said in an email to The Associated Press. Louis in Game 5 of the NL division series, is among si… (more)x extra players eligible for salary arbitration this winter under baseball's new labor contract. Under the labor contract agreed to last November, the top 22 percent of players by service time with at least two years but less than three are eligible for arbitration along with the 3-to-6 year players. San Diego shortstop Everth Cabrera, New York Mets catcher Josh Thole, Tampa Bay outfielder Sam Fuld, Colorado outfielder Tyler Colvin and Arizona third baseman Chris Johnson also are eligible because of the new deal, Major League Baseball and the players' union agreed Tuesday.